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Chester Carruthers

Case from Harrison, ME dated May 13, 1981

Victim Details

Chester Carruthers

July 6, 2022

Male

White / Caucasian

Harrison

ME

1981-05-13

1976-08-13

1981-05-13

15

Chester

Carruthers

No

06/24/2026


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A boy's body is found buried behind a residence in Maine
In the small town of Harrison, Maine, a mystery began to unfold in the summer of 1976 that would haunt the community for years to come. Fifteen-year-old Chester Carruthers, a Caucasian male, was reported missing by his mother on August 13th of that year. She had not seen or heard from her son in two weeks, and a painful silence began to stretch into an agonizing five-year wait for answers. For years, there was no news, no sign of Chester, and his disappearance faded from public consciousness, re ...
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  • Chester Carruthers ~ 16yo 1981 Harrison, Maine On 08/13/76 ...
  • The Unsolved Murder of Chester Carruthers | by Charlie O'Brien
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